diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloApp.java b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloApp.java
index 5369b7168c113..3dba6791591f9 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloApp.java
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloApp.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.myorg;
 
-import software.amazon.awscdk.App;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.App;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java
index 3b57fa5725f4a..e5a73ba96ee3c 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.myorg;
 
-import software.amazon.awscdk.Construct;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Construct;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.IGrantable;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.s3.Bucket;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.s3.BucketProps;
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java
index 1300735437e2d..eaff7d77c131a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.myorg;
 
-import software.amazon.awscdk.Construct;
-import software.amazon.awscdk.Duration;
-import software.amazon.awscdk.Stack;
-import software.amazon.awscdk.StackProps;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Construct;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Duration;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Stack;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.StackProps;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.User;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.UserProps;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.sns.Topic;
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/test/java/com/myorg/HelloStackTest.java b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/test/java/com/myorg/HelloStackTest.java
index 29f42e42f7d1a..61ce1c866fe2a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/test/java/com/myorg/HelloStackTest.java
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/test/java/com/myorg/HelloStackTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.myorg;
 
-import software.amazon.awscdk.App;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.App;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;